US President Joe Biden insulted a journalist on Monday, January 24, calling him an
"asshole"
, in the hubbub of an end to a round table at the White House.
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Asked by a journalist from Fox News, the Conservatives' favorite channel, about the possibility that inflation constitutes a political handicap, the Democratic leader, speaking under his breath but without leaving the table, began by replying ironically:
"C is a great asset.
More inflation.”
And to let go, thinking perhaps to have his microphone turned off: "You asshole" (literally,
"What a stupid son of a bitch"
)